Improvement in ash-sifters



ELI'ZA HER'ZBERGYER.

r ASH-SVIFTER. 4

No. 172,313. Patented J`an.18,1876.

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NPEYERS, FHOTO-LITHOGFIAPHER. WASHING 0 D "fj/UNITEDSTATEs PATENT @einen VELIZA HERZBERGER, o-F WASHINGTON, DISTRICT or COLUMBIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN ASH-SIFTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. l72,3l3, dated January .18, 1876; application filed` september 10, 1875.

.room or apartment where such sifting is performed. Y

My invention consists ot' a case or shell provided with a suitable cover. In such shell a wire-netting or perforated sifter is placed, and is stepped into and supported by a transverse bar, which is secured tothe inside of the shell.' On theupper part of the upper cross-piece of the sifter is a centering stud or pivot, which passes through the cover when closed, and is provided with a removable crank and handle, by which the' sifter is re-v -volved, and the coals and ashes thereby sepaf rated.

The drawings accompanying this application form a part of this speeication, in

`Figure 1 is a side elevation of the outside shell or case. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of the case or shell and sifter. Fig. 3 is a horizontal cross-section of the same. Fig. 4: is a central vertical section ot" the sifter, showing the top and bottom cross pieces, made separately, andbolted to the sifter. y

Like letters or figures refer to like parts in all ofthe drawings. I p

In the drawings, A represents the outside case or shell, which is made of iron, brass, or of any suitable material; E, the cover to the outside case. or shell, made to t closely, to prevent the escape of dust when sitting. The outside case is provided with a bail, B, or convenient handle, for transporting it from place to place. v

A bar, G, which supports the sifter D, is secured by bolts or rivets to the inside ot' the case or shell, at about one-third ofthe distance from the bottom to the top, so as to leave room below the sifter for the ashes. The bar C has a step in it, or a hole through it in the center, between the sides ofthe shell,

to receive the centralpivot or stud d. (See y l Fig. 2.)v

The sifter D, into which the coals and ashes are placed for sifting, consists of a metallic frame, a a, castor formed in one piece, and having the central pivots or studs d and e thereon, and to which frame the wire-'netting or perforated metal G and Ilan ge b are attached. V

At the top part of `the sifter D is a flaring or funnel-shaped flange, b, the outside edge of which nearly fills the outer case or shell A, so that the coals or cinders will not pass or lodge between the flange b and shell A. The sifter4 D is made about one inch smaller in diameter below the flange b than the case A, so as to leave about halt' au inch space all around between the sifter D and the shell A, so as to work freely and without clogging. The frame c a, or top and bottoni crosspieces to the sifter D, are provided with central pivots or studs 0l ande, as shown in Figs.

2and 4. The bottom one, d, is long and pointed,

so as to readily enter the hole or seat in the r cross-bar C; and it also has a-slioulder or col- .shown in'Fig. 4., at a and b.

To operate this sifter, remove the cover E, put the coals and ashes into the sifter, put on the cover, attach the crank, then turn the sifter by the crank around and around, or a part of the way around and back, continuing until the coal and ashes are separated, which is quickly done. This operation may be performed .in any room or parlor, Without creatp ing dust in the apartment.

The advantages of my improved sifting de-` vice will readily be appreciated by the housekeeper and others,as it is simple, not liable to .get out of order, can be easily operated, and

will make no dust in the apartment where operated. .l

Having thus described my Invention, what Iclaim, and desire to secure by Letters Patthe bearing-bar C, so that said sifter may he ent, is rotated Within said case by a crank or handle y The perforated metal or wire-netting' sifter outside of the case and cover, substantially as D, having a flaring or funnel-shaped ang'e, and for the purposes described and set forth.

b, at its top, an inner frame, a a, or cross- ELIZA HERZBERGER. pieces a and b', to which are attached th-e cen- Witnesses:

tral pivots d and e, all arranged within the CEAS. P. WEBSTER,

case A and cover E, said ease A provided With F. El. REGAN. 

